A special magical barrier separates the two worlds of Muggles and wizards. The headquarters of Gringotts World Bank is located on the busiest street in the 7th arrondissement of Paris.
This is a majestic and magnificent building with various styles. For example, in front of the entrance of the magnificent copper gate, under the marble steps as white as snow, there are two majestic Pixiu statues. This magical creature originating from the far East symbolizes wealth. This wonderful meaning is the most important thing for wealth. Loved by fairies who are like fate.
Walking up the steps, there is a golden galleon with a diameter of ten feet inlaid on the lintel above the copper door. The goblins use this method to declare their financial resources to wizards all over the world.
After passing through the copper door, you can see what Gringotts headquarters looks like.
The style here is very different from Gringotts in Diagon Alley. The hall is about the size of five or six Hogwarts auditoriums. There are no counters and tables as far as the eye can see, and there are no goblins counting wealth. The decoration here A star hotel closer to Muggles.
But even late at night, most of the countless VIP rooms on dozens of floors of buildings are still brightly lit.
Gringotts headquarters does not undertake private storage business like ordinary branches. It is a financial center for goblins and wizards.
The goblins will receive here the heads of powerful families and the heads of magic industries from all over the world, accept the collateral provided by them, and then lend out the golden galleons. Of course, the goblins will also evaluate some potential industries and make proactive investments.
It can be said that if you have to pick a few places that can influence global magical civilization, then Gringotts World Bank Center will definitely be ranked in the top ten.
The buildings in the magical world have never been too high, and the same goes for the goblins. However, in order to cope with the huge business brought by hundreds of prosperous magical civilizations around the world, the goblins still built their headquarters one floor after another. About the same height as the Eiffel Tower.
At this moment, the stars are setting.
The top floor of the building is the only floor in the entire building that is not divided by partition walls. The entire floor of the room is covered with expensive velvet carpets. The four walls are decorated with many fireplaces just like the reception hall of the British Ministry of Magic. , each fireplace corresponds to a Gringotts branch distributed around the world. Once something important happens, the Gringotts branch will come here through the fireplace and ask for instructions from the leader of the goblins in charge.
In the middle of the night, there was no sound in the huge room.
Therefore, when a series of crisp explosions appeared here, Bana, who was sitting behind a huge black and red ebony desk under the west wall of the room, immediately raised his head.
This goblin looked quite old. When it stood up, the gray-white beard mixed with some dark green on its chin had already reached its knees. It has a pair of well-shaped presbyopic eyes, wears a silver-green robe of a special size, and has a serious expression that is somewhat similar to Old Barty at work.
"Mr. Barna--"
Jin Ge bent down and saluted Bana respectfully, while the other goblins, including Ladi, had almost the same reaction.
"what happened?"
The vicissitudes of Bana's words were filled with the aura of a superior. It glanced at Amosta Brain, who was being carried by several goblins, and there was no joy or anger in his words.
"This wizard is Amosta Brain?"
Bana rolled his eyes turbidly, and turned his gaze to Jin Ge.
"My order to you is to confuse this wizard's mind and don't let him cause more trouble. Jin Ge, why did you encounter fierce resistance when you brought him back? But I see that you didn't lose any men."
"The operation went well, Mr. Barna--"
Jin Ge, who did not get the order to straighten up, still bent his waist and said respectfully
"The wizard was sleeping when we entered the room. He was not awakened by the movement we made, but -"
When he said this, Jin Ge quickly glanced at Mr. Bana. Seeing that it showed no sign of anger, he cautiously said,
"Ludo Bagman told us that the wizard used a special alchemy tool to record the scene of our actions. He also said that the alchemy tool was not completely damaged. With all due respect, Ludo Bagman is not a wizard with a bright mind. , I was worried that he had been deceived. Maybe Amosta Brain had the evidence, or maybe this statement was just false news, and Ludo Bagman was fooled, so I decided to bring him back , leave it to you for interrogation.”
"You've thought it over carefully, Jin Ge--"
The leader of the goblins, Mr. Bana said in a slow voice, looking down at Jin Ge with a happy face,
"But have you considered the risks of doing this? For example, this wizard has discovered that there is something wrong with Bagman, and his being subdued by you is just a disguise-"
Jin Ge's expression changed slightly. It wanted to argue that it had used magic to ensure that Amosta Brain was in a state of unconsciousness. However, before it could say anything, Mr. Bana continued,
"For another example, there is a lot of evidence that Albus Dumbledore looks at Amosta Brain very much. If he has been secretly protecting him, now Albus Dumbledore has discovered him. The descendant appears in an unreasonable place, how should we face Dumbledore in anger?"
Jin Ge's wrinkled face kept shaking, his head lowered lower and lower, and his two pointed ears drooped.
The flute seemed a little unconvinced, but it obviously did not dare to refute Mr. Barna in person, so it could only bury its resentment in its stomach.
Seeing that the 'monsters' were silent, Bana, who was busy with everything, was not interested in continuing to scold him. He said calmly,
"Take Amosta Brain to the secret room to wake him up. After interrogating him thoroughly, erase his memory and send him back."
"As you will, Mr. Barna——"
Jin Ge's forehead was almost close to the ground as he said respectfully.
"Besides, Jin Ge—"
Bana, who was about to walk back to his desk, seemed to suddenly remember something. He turned his head and stared at Jin Ge silently, using a slow tone to ensure that every word he said could be heard clearly.
"In the future, I hope that my orders can be carried out seriously. If there is another time, your only remaining arm may disappear."
A cold wind rippled through the fully enclosed room at the moment Bana's voice fell to the ground. A group of goblins who specialized in shady things were silenced by the power of these words, and even the down on their heads was trembling.
"Go ahead--"
Bana completely lost interest. As the person in charge of the Malfoy family, an ancient pure-blood family with a wealth that is unimaginable, he had to deal with too many things every day, so he was willing to spend precious time reprimanding his subordinates. It's also because the stupid things they did might involve Albus Dumbledore.
"Mr. Barna, is that right?"
Just when Jin Ge was about to follow the order and lead his men to find a secret room to interrogate Amosta Brain, a polite but strange voice suddenly sounded in the huge room. sound,
"Would you like to take some time to talk to me alone?"
In an instant, the tense atmosphere in the room was detonated!
The old and frail Bana turned around in shock and found that the young wizard who had been lying on the floor and surrounded by Jin Ge's subordinates was no longer in his original position, but appeared behind Jin Ge and the others. His hands were folded and naturally dropped in front of him, with a gentle smile on his face, and he looked at himself calmly with his lavender eyes that were engraved with the vicissitudes of life.
"kill him."
Many years passed through Bana's mind but he didn't waste a second before he made up his mind and issued the order in a calm voice.
"Mr. Bana, please leave here first and leave the rest to us!"
Everything that happened in front of them proved Mr. Bana's previous words. The goblins were frightened and angry, and Jin Ge and Ladi rushed towards Amosta with sharp voices.
boom!
A silver halo suddenly appeared around Amosta. This halo expanded violently as soon as it appeared. The halo had the power to resist all attacks. Jin Ge and Ladi were swept by it, and the ones that rushed up after it. The goblins were knocked out hard one after another!
Bana only glanced at it and immediately made up his mind to leave. However, at the moment he was about to snap his fingers, the four walls of the room on the top floor of the building suddenly ignited bursting golden flames. This curtain-like fire sealed the room tightly. , however, did not destroy anything in the room.
Bana immediately realized that he might not be able to leave. He stared at the fierce fire that contained the power to destroy all true intentions. Unconsciously, the color of his old face changed slightly. He suddenly realized something and turned his head to prepare an order. Jin Ge's subordinates stopped, but a goblin that was lifted up to the ceiling by the resistance ring bounced up the moment it landed. It faithfully performed its duty to kill Amosta. Blaine, but--
call out!
Amosta raised his right hand in front of him. The wand that appeared in his hand at some unknown moment was slightly tapped. A stone spear appeared out of thin air and cut through the void at a thunderous speed. The unlucky goblin had not yet stepped across the sky. After taking half a step, a stone spear with powerful momentum penetrated his chest, flew dozens of feet, and was nailed to the ground!
(End of chapter)
